This is the part I don't understand. If the child is not able to properly fire the gun alone then it has no business firing one. There is no educational value in this. I started shooting younger than she did but it was with an air rifle, not a fucking Uzi. Although now that I think about it I have to go thank my parents for not letting me fire a submachine gun on full auto at age 9, unlike those two idiots who have succeeded in destroying their daughter's childhood.
That is definitely not an Universal Truth of the Universe. You can't just state things as facts without backing them up in any way and expect them to stand as valid points. It's 100% just an opinion that the kid has no "business firing one." Not to mention that just because you're there to make sure it's safe doesn't mean the kid isn't capable of properly doing it themselves.
To simplify: if I was a range instructor, I would constantly be close enough to intercept anything dangerous. If it was my own kid, I'd do the same until my kid demonstrated that they deserve more autonomy. Same way it was for me, and I was capable of understanding what a firearm was and what not to do even at a young age.
I hope you will never have children.....
Says a guy who shows his son downvotes to make him cry. Disgusting.